Obituaries
Obituary notices.
Matilde Martinez Quesada, 86, a resident of El Paso, TX
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- Published: 28 September 2023 28 September 2023
Matilde Martinez Quesada, 86, of El Paso passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at El Paso LTAC Hospital.
Visitation for Matilde will take place at five o’clock in the evening on Monday, October 2, 2023 at Baca’s Funeral Chapel in Silver City, NM. A Recitation of the Holy Rosary will begin at six o’clock. The Prayer Vigil will follow immediately thereafter. Deacon Richard Maynes will officiate. The Mass of Christian Burial will commence at eleven-thirty in the morning on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at the Infant Jesus Shrine in Hurley, NM. The Rite of Committal and Interment will follow at one o’clock in the afternoon at Fort Bayard National Cemetery where she will be laid to rest with her loving husband, Claudio N. Quesada. Father Casmir Anozie will officiate.
Casket Bearers are her son, Raul Quesada; grandson, Alejandro Arcia; grandson, Joe Flores; granddaughter, Jennifer Crumbley; granddaughter, Debbi Quesada-Toth; granddaughter, Danielle Montgomery.
Armando Jacquez, 73, a resident of Silver City, NM - pending
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- Published: 27 September 2023 27 September 2023
Armando Jacquez, 73, an Army Veteran and resident of Silver City, NM entered eternal rest Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at Las Palmas Medical Center in El Paso, Texas. Arrangements are pending with Terrazas Funeral Chapels ~ 575-537-0777.
Eugene “Gene” Thomas Peterson, 81, a resident of Deming, NM
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- Published: 26 September 2023 26 September 2023
Eugene “Gene” Thomas Peterson, 81, of Deming passed away on Saturday September 23, 2023 in the comfort of his home to be with his Lord.
A memorial service will be celebrated for Gene on Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 11 o’clock in the morning at the First United Methodist Church in Deming. Pastor Koreen Guillermo will officiate. Military Honors will be accorded by the United States Air Force. Cremation has been entrusted to Baca’s Mimbres Crematory.
Gene was born August 26, 1942 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Russell & Edna Peterson. He graduated from Fort Dodge High School in 1960. Gene is a veteran of the United States Air Force where he was stationed in Hawaii for 3 years. His career after the Air Force started with Northwestern Bell & later transferred to AT&T. He was united in marriage to Joyce Anderson October 19, 1968. He worked in Des Moines & Humboldt with Northwestern Bell & transferred to AT&T in Storm Lake & later transferred to Elk Horn, Iowa. Elk Horn is a Danish community that brought a windmill over from Denmark. Gene was on the Danish Windmill board & was instrumental in helping restore the mill & traveling to Virginia to help the millwright with the restoration.
Martha Aranda, 67, a resident of Las Cruces, NM
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- Published: 26 September 2023 26 September 2023
Martha Aranda, 67, a resident of Las Cruces, NM entered eternal rest Monday, September 11, 2023 at Mesilla Valley Hospice in Las Cruces, NM. She was born July 31, 1956 in Deming, NM to Robert Quintero and Dolores Artiaga.
She is survived by her father, Robert Quintero of Deming; one son, Edward “Eddie” J. Aranda and wife Laura of Carlsbad, NM; two daughters, Veronica Peru of Silver City; Bernadette Rodriguez and husband Ronald of Silver City; eleven grandchildren, Alexandra, Michael, Angelica, Matthew, Gabriel, Hannah, Savannah, Makennah, Liam, Penelope and Sevina; five great grandchildren, Jordyn, Justyn, Adryan, Haevyn, and Zaidyn; three brothers, Robert Quintero and wife Debbie Leigh of Jacksonville, FL; Javier Quintero of Las Cruces; Manny Flores of Hobbs. She was preceded in death by her mother, her husband, Edward Aranda, her son, Francisco Barrio (2009), her brother, Mario Quintero.
Randall Beachy, 70, a resident of Mimbres, NM - pending
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- Published: 25 September 2023 25 September 2023
Randall Beachy, 70, a resident of Mimbres, NM entered eternal rest Friday, September 22, 2023 at his residence. Arrangements are pending with Terrazas Funeral Chapels ~ 575-537-0777.
Sally Perez Alvarez, 87, a resident of Deming, NM - pending
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- Published: 22 September 2023 22 September 2023
Sally Perez Alvarez, 87, longtime Deming resident passed away Thursday September 21, 2023 in the comfort of home. Arrangements are pending.
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Cecilia Hinsley Sandoval, 97, a resident of Tyrone, NM
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- Published: 21 September 2023 21 September 2023
Cecilia Hinsley Sandoval, 97, of Tyrone, passed away September 9, 2023 at Fort Bayard Medical Center surrounded by her family.
Recitation of the Holy Rosary and Prayer Vigil will be at 10 am on Friday, September 29, 2023 at Santa Clara Catholic Church. The Funeral Liturgy will follow immediately thereafter. The Rite of Committal and burial will follow at Memory Lane Cemetery where she will be laid to rest next to her husband, Cipriano, who preceded her in death in 1998. Serving as Cecilia’s casket bearers will be Ruben “Sando” Sandoval, Albert Sandoval, Adam Sandoval, Diego Sandoval, Anthony Sandoval, John Treadway and AJ Sandoval.
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Christine Aguilar Rivera, 72, a resident of Deming, NM
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- Published: 19 September 2023 19 September 2023
Christine Aguilar Rivera was born on February 4, 1951, in Deming, New Mexico. She was born to Ramona Ramos and Juan Aguilar and when God made her, he said “Ta-Da!” Christine resided in Deming until she was 13 years old, and her family moved to sunny Southern California. Christine attended Killingsworth Junior High in Hawaiian Gardens, CA, and graduated from Artesia High School in Lakewood, CA in 1970. Christine was a proud Chicana during the time of Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, and La Causa, “a movement to organize Mexican American farm workers.” She participated in the planned walkout of Mexican American high-school students in Los Angeles, protesting inequality in the public education system in March 1968. Christine was an excellent student and attended Cerritos Junior College, with a major in Chicano Studies. Si, se puede!
Christine married Richard Paul Rivera on December 1, 1973, on a rainy day in Artesia, CA. She believed that rain on your wedding day was good luck. On October 3, 1975, they were blessed with their daughter, Tanya Christine Rivera. Christine referred to Tanya as a Chingona, “a mujer who is intelligent, fearless, and can get things done.” Nine years later, another blessing was bestowed on them when Armando (Mondo) Richard Rivera was born on December 15, 1984. Lifelong best friends were created that year. Christine loved her children and was always the first person to like and comment on their social media posts. She was also the first to tell them when they were getting out of line.